Hastings Natural History Reservation

15 Aug, 11 AM - 20 Aug, 12 AM

In order to establish a captive colony of N. fuscipes luciana and N. lepida at Idaho State University to complement ongoing evolutionary genetics research of the PI, the proposed research seeks to use the Hastings Natural Reservation as a site of housing while live-trapping is conducted. Eighteen individuals of each species will be live trapped over approximately 5 nights and temporarily housed on the Hastings reservation until transported back to Idaho State University. Trapping sites are not on the Hastings property, thus, there will be no impact to the woodrat populations on the reservation. Housing is requested for the PI and one research assistant. Housing is also requested for the woodrats. Ideally, this would entail housing the woodrats in live traps (provided by the PI) in the large outdoor cage adjacent to the barn where researchers (Kalcounis, Gubernick and others) have temporarily housed rodents in the past. If that space is unavailable, any similar accomodations where the animals will be safe from predators and heat will suffice. All appropriate university Animal Care and Use protocols are in place to conduct this research. California Fish and Game scientific collecting permits are also in place and a special MOU for trapping of N. fuscipes luciana is pending approval in the coming days.

Visit #1781 @Hastings Natural History Reservation

Approved

Under Project # 1440 | Research

Idaho State University - Biological Sciences- Woodrat trapping

faculty - University of Nevada

Reservation Members(s)

Marjorie Matocq Aug 15 - 20, 2003 (6 days)
Marjorie Matocq Aug 15 - 20, 2003 (6 days)

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Bunk House Cottage 2 Aug 15 - 20, 2003